Benny Goodman is now an independent scholar having retired from his position as lecturer in Adult Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Plymouth University. He qualified as a Registered General Nurse in the 1980's following graduation with a BSc Sociology and Politics. He writes on topics such as sustainability, climate change and health but always within a socio-political framework. He is author and co-author of two other Learning Matters books: Collaborative Practice and Sociology and Psychology in Nursing. Current interests include the socio-political role of the nurse.

Chapter 1: The relevance of psychology and sociology for nursing
Chapter 2: Professional values
Chapter 3: Communication
Chapter 4: Inequalities, health outcomes and nursing practice
Chapter 5: Decision-making
Chapter 6: Leadership
Chapter 7: Death and stress
Chapter 8: Parents and children
Chapter 9: Mental health and learning disabilities
Chapter 10: Conclusion: theory, issues and future directions